## External Debt Statistics (EDSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [External Debt Statistics (EDSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/edsxol24-129)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.129
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: March 28, 2024 - May 9, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: French
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Basic information and logistics
- Session No.: OL 24.129
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: March 28, 2024 - May 9, 2024 (6 weeks)
- Primary Language: French
- Registration status: Deadline passed

### Target audience and prerequisites
- Target Audience:
  - Those interested in learning the fundamentals of compiling international accounts—specifically compilation of external debt statistics (EDS) and/or international investment position (IIP) statistics.
  - Open to those who compile, or plan to compile, EDS/IIP and to the general public.
- Qualifications:
  - Some knowledge of economics and statistics or equivalent experience is helpful.
  - Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Course description
- Presented by: Statistics Department
- Coverage:
  - Thorough understanding of the international standards for the compilation of EDS presented in the 2013 EDS: Guide for Compilers and Users (2013 EDS Guide).
  - Basic concepts, definitions, and classifications relevant to EDS compilation.
  - Principal accounting rules, including valuation and time of recording.
  - Basic concepts of the debt sustainability analysis framework.

### Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the international accounts framework of external sector statistics.
- Apply the methods for the measurement of external debt from the viewpoint of the debtor and their accounting principles.
- Review the presentation of EDS.
- Define the debt reorganization and review the four types of debt reorganization.
- Comprehend the objective of debt sustainability analysis framework as well as factors that affect economy’s debt sustainability.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2024/edsxol24-129_